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How long did it take michelangelo to complete the Sistine chapel?
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How long did it take michelangelo when he painted the Sistine Chapel?
6 years
How long did it take for Michelangelo vision to return after painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
5 years
How long is the Sistine Chapel?
It is 40 m long.
How long did take to paint the Cisten Chaple?
The Sistine Chapel! OK?!Michelangelo started painting the ceiling in1508 and finished it in 1512. He was away from this work some time.Michelangelo then painted the altar wall of the chapel between 1535 and 1541.
How long does the Vatican have the rights to the Sistine Chapel?
The Sistine Chapel is part of the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican and belongs exlusively to the Catholic Church that has perpetual control over it.
How big is the roof of the Sistine Chapel?
It's about 40 meters (131 feet) long by 13 meters (43 feet) wide. These numbers are rounded off just a little bit. Michelangelo painted over 5,000 square feet of frescoes.
Look at Michelangelo's Creation of Adam What makes this painting typical of Michelangelo's work?
it shows anatomical features in detail
How long did Michelangelo work on the Sistine Chapel?
It took him 4 years to paint the ceiling and 6 years to paint the altar.
How much of the Vatican does the Sistine Chapel cover?
Sistine Chapel is actually quite small, it is after all a chapel. It measures 40.9 meters (134 ft) long by 13.4 meters (44 ft) wide and constitutes a negligible percentage of the Vatican's total area.
How long did take to decorate the Sistine Chapel?
The Sistine Chapel, designed by Baccio Pontelli, took almost eleven years to build (1473 to 1484) under the supervision of Giovannino de Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV.
The dimensions of the Sistine Chapel are similar to what temple?
The Sistine Chapel is a barn-like simple rectangle, 40.93 meters long by 13.41 meters wide - the exact dimensions of the Temple of Solomon as given in the Old Testament. The chapel is 20.70 meters high and roofed with a flattened barrel vault.
Why did it take Michelangelo 4 years to finish the Sistine Chapel?
It actually took him less than four years, as he was absent for long periods and had to be forced back to continue work. What he did in this period was to fill the entire ceiling with murals, about 520 sq metres = 5600 sq ft.
